Richard Empson stands on an artificial right leg after his battle with vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria that shows ...

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Shaquil Aribuk from the Republic of Palau shares how he caught a flesh-eating bacteria that altered his physical appearance.

Their stories are a chilling warning as the fast-moving killer Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, becomes an increasing threat along America's beaches and shores, from the Gulf Coast to ...